METHODS
The study was conducted at the Health Service
in which one of the researchers (D) is employed.
Eastern Health (EH) is the second largest of
18 public health services located in Victoria,
Australia. It has a geographical catchment covering
approximately 2,800 square kilometres and an
expanding population of over 800,000. EH comprises
fi ve campuses, 2474.9 full time equivalent
(FTE) nursing staff and 75.5 FTE of NUMs.